For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing some little clips that never made it into an episode of Rick Steves’ Europe — and today, I’m wrapping things up with one of my favorites. This clip from Porto was just too long for my new episode about Portugal’s heartland — but it’s not too long for you. Enjoy this taste of Porto with food guide André Apolinário. Bom apetite! (BTW, André is so good, we include his foodie extravaganza on every Rick Steves' Europe Tours Portugal tour: www.ricksteves

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I have the same wonderful routine on all my guidebook research trips: Work with a local guide during the day (starting at 10 a.m.) and then, after a short break, meet another guide for the evening (starting at 6 p.m.). I get to know a lot of new guides this way, and I enjoy being reacquainted with guides I’ve known, recommended, and enjoyed for years — some of whom you’ll see in this short clip from my research trip to Portugal and Germany earlier this year. My days were spent sightseeing everyt